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University of Central Florida Ranking Badges

UCF earned 304 ranking badges in the 2027 College Factual rankings: 27 in the top 1%, 64 in the top 5%, 119 in the top 10% and 94 in the top 15% of the schools in each ranking. Its highest placement is #1 of 506 in Most Popular for Hospitality Management, a top 1% award.

Key facts

• Badges earned: 304 (2027 edition)
• In the top 1% / top 5%: 27 / 64
• Highest placement: #1 of 506, a top 1% award
• Fields of study with a badge: 25
• Placements this edition: 533
• Badge cutoff: a top 15% placement in a ranking

Source: IPEDS 2025; College Scorecard July 2026; College Factual rankings 2027. Data as of: July 2026.

How Many Ranking Badges Has University of Central Florida Earned?

University of Central Florida holds 304 ranking badges across 25 fields of study, 91 of them in the top 5% or better; each badge is an award for placing in the top 15% of a ranking. We update our rankings throughout the year as new data becomes available. This page reflects the 2027 edition. For every ranking, the check mark shows the top tier achieved. Read about our data sources and methodologies. To use these badges in your college’s communications, administrators can contact us.

Count by Award Level

Award Level	Badges
Top 1%	27
Top 5%	64
Top 10%	119
Top 15%	94
Total	304

What Is University of Central Florida Known For?

University of Central Florida is best known for Education: 18 of its 197 traditional-student awards are in that field. Its top-ranked majors include Hospitality Management, Non-Professional Legal Studies and General Psychology.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Best		✓
Overall Best (Southeast)			✓
Overall Best (Florida)			✓
Best for the Money		✓
Best for the Money (Southeast)	✓
Best for the Money (Florida)	✓
Male / Female Diversity	✓
Male / Female Diversity (Southeast)	✓
Male / Female Diversity (Florida)	✓
Ethnic Diversity (Southeast)		✓
Ethnic Diversity (Florida)	✓
Most Popular				✓
Most Popular (Southeast)				✓
Most Popular (Florida)				✓

Architecture/Urban Planning

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value	✓
General Architecture
Best Value		✓
Urban & Regional Planning
Best Value	✓

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value	✓
Most Popular			✓
Biotechnology
Most Popular	✓
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences
Best Value	✓
General Biology
Best Value	✓
Most Popular				✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Accounting
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓
Business & Commerce
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular				✓
Business Administration & Management
Top Ranked	✓
Finance & Financial Management
Best Value			✓
Most Popular			✓
Hospitality Management
Most Popular				✓
Most Focused		✓
Management Sciences & Methods
Best Value			✓
Managerial Economics
Best Value			✓
Most Popular	✓
Marketing
Top Ranked	✓
Best Value		✓
Most Popular		✓

Communication & Journalism

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Best Value	✓
Most Popular			✓
Communication & Media Studies
Top Ranked	✓
Best Value		✓
Most Popular				✓
Journalism
Best Value		✓
Most Popular	✓
Public Relations & Advertising
Best Value			✓
Most Popular		✓
Radio, TV & Digital Communication
Most Popular			✓

Computer & Information Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓
Computer Information Systems
Most Popular			✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular				✓
Curriculum & Instruction
Best Value		✓
Educational Administration
Best Value		✓
Most Popular		✓
General Education
Best Value	✓
Most Popular		✓
Instructional Media Design
Best Value		✓
Most Popular		✓
Special Education
Best Value	✓
Most Popular		✓
Student Counseling
Best Value		✓
Most Popular		✓
Teacher Education Grade Specific
Top Ranked		✓
Best Value	✓
Most Popular			✓
Teacher Education Subject Specific
Best Value		✓
Teaching English or French
Best Value		✓

Engineering

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular			✓
Aeronautical Engineering
Best Value	✓
Most Popular		✓
Biomedical Engineering
Best Value		✓
Civil Engineering
Best Value		✓
Most Popular		✓
Computer Engineering
Best Value		✓
Most Popular		✓
Electrical Engineering
Best Value	✓
Most Popular		✓
Environmental Engineering
Best Value	✓
Most Popular	✓
Industrial Engineering
Best Value		✓
Most Popular	✓
Materials Engineering
Best Value	✓
Mechanical Engineering
Best Value		✓
Most Popular			✓
Systems Engineering
Best Value	✓

Engineering Technologies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Engineering-Related Fields
Best Value			✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓

English Language & Literature

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value	✓
Most Popular				✓
General English Literature
Best Value	✓
Most Popular				✓
Writing Studies
Best Value	✓
Most Popular		✓

Foreign Languages & Linguistics

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Best Value	✓
Romance Languages
Best Value		✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular				✓
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
Top Ranked		✓
Communication Sciences
Best Value	✓
Most Popular				✓
Health Sciences & Services
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular				✓
Health/Medical Admin Services
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular			✓
Medicine
Best Value	✓
Nursing
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓
Rehabilitation Professions
Best Value		✓

History

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value	✓
Most Popular			✓
History
Best Value	✓
Most Popular			✓

Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular			✓
Criminal Justice & Corrections
Top Ranked	✓
Most Popular				✓
Homeland Security
Most Popular		✓
Security Science and Technology.
Most Popular		✓

Legal Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular	✓
Non-Professional Legal Studies
Most Popular				✓

Liberal Arts & Humanities

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked			✓
Liberal Arts General Studies
Top Ranked			✓

Mathematics & Statistics

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular		✓
Applied Mathematics
Best Value		✓
Mathematics
Best Value	✓

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular				✓
Data Science.
Best Value		✓
Interdisciplinary Studies
Best Value		✓
Most Popular				✓
Most Focused	✓
International Studies
Best Value		✓
Most Popular		✓
Systems Theory
Best Value	✓

Natural Resources & Conservation

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value		✓
Most Popular		✓
Natural Resources Conservation
Best Value		✓
Most Popular			✓

Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Best Value		✓
Most Popular				✓
Health & Physical Education
Top Ranked		✓
Best Value		✓
Most Popular				✓

Philosophy & Religious Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value			✓
Most Popular		✓
Philosophy
Best Value		✓
Most Popular		✓
Religious Studies
Best Value			✓

Physical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value		✓
Most Popular		✓
Chemistry
Best Value		✓
Most Popular			✓
Physics
Best Value		✓
Most Popular		✓

Psychology

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value		✓
Most Popular				✓
Clinical & Counseling Psychology
Top Ranked	✓
Best Value			✓
General Psychology
Top Ranked	✓
Best Value		✓
Most Popular				✓

Public & Social Service

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular			✓
Other Public Administration
Best Value		✓
Most Popular		✓
Public Administration
Best Value		✓
Most Popular			✓
Social Work
Best Value	✓
Most Popular			✓

Social Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best Value	✓
Most Popular			✓
Anthropology
Most Popular				✓
Political Science & Government
Best Value	✓
Most Popular				✓
Sociology
Most Popular		✓

Visual & Performing Arts

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular				✓
Arts & Media Management
Best Value			✓
Most Popular			✓
Design & Applied Arts
Top Ranked		✓
Drama & Theater Arts
Top Ranked		✓
Best Value		✓
Most Popular			✓
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
Most Popular			✓
Fine & Studio Arts
Best Value	✓
Most Popular			✓
General Visual & Performing Arts
Top Ranked		✓
Most Popular				✓
Highest Paid Graduates		✓
Most Focused	✓
Music
Best Value	✓

How Does University of Central Florida Rank in Athletics?

In College Factual’s 2027 athletics rankings, University of Central Florida earned 11 badges across 11 sports; its highest placement is #69 of 846 in Softball.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Overall Athletics (D1)	✓

Men’s Sports

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Basketball	✓
Football	✓
Tennis	✓
Tennis (D1)	✓

Women’s Sports

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Rowing	✓
Rowing (D1)	✓
Softball		✓
Softball (D1)		✓
Volleyball	✓
Volleyball (D1)	✓

How Does University of Central Florida Rank for Online Students?

In College Factual’s 2027 online-program rankings, University of Central Florida earned 7 badges across 6 online programs, 6 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #2 of 178 in Most Popular Online for Communication & Media Studies.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Most Popular Online			✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Hospitality Management
Most Popular Online			✓

Communication & Journalism

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Communication & Media Studies
Most Popular Online				✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Special Education
Most Popular Online	✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Nursing
Most Popular Online			✓

Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Criminal Justice & Corrections
Most Popular Online			✓

Natural Resources & Conservation

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Natural Resources Conservation
Most Popular Online			✓

How Does University of Central Florida Rank for Veterans?

In College Factual’s 2027 veterans rankings, University of Central Florida earned 89 badges, 21 of them in the top 5% or better; its highest placement is #1 of 69 in Top Ranked Veterans for Homeland Security.

College Overall

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Best for Veterans			✓

Biological & Biomedical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Biotechnology
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
General Biology
Top Ranked Veterans		✓

Business, Management & Marketing

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans			✓
Accounting
Top Ranked Veterans			✓
Business & Commerce
Top Ranked Veterans			✓
Business Administration & Management
Top Ranked Veterans			✓
Finance & Financial Management
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Hospitality Management
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Management Sciences & Methods
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Managerial Economics
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Marketing
Top Ranked Veterans		✓

Communication & Journalism

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Communication & Media Studies
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Journalism
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Public Relations & Advertising
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Radio, TV & Digital Communication
Top Ranked Veterans		✓

Computer & Information Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Computer Information Systems
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Information Technology
Top Ranked Veterans		✓

Education

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans			✓
Educational Administration
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
General Education
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Instructional Media Design
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Special Education
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Student Counseling
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Teacher Education Grade Specific
Top Ranked Veterans			✓
Teacher Education Subject Specific
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Teaching English or French
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

Engineering

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Biomedical Engineering
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Civil Engineering
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Computer Engineering
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Electrical Engineering
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Industrial Engineering
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Mechanical Engineering
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

English Language & Literature

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
General English Literature
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Writing Studies
Top Ranked Veterans		✓

Health Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans			✓
Allied Health Professions
Top Ranked Veterans			✓
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Communication Sciences
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Health Sciences & Services
Top Ranked Veterans			✓
Health/Medical Admin Services
Top Ranked Veterans			✓
Medicine
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Mental & Social Health Services
Top Ranked Veterans			✓
Nursing
Top Ranked Veterans			✓
Rehabilitation Professions
Top Ranked Veterans		✓

History

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
History
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans			✓
Criminal Justice & Corrections
Top Ranked Veterans			✓
Homeland Security
Top Ranked Veterans				✓
Security Science and Technology.
Top Ranked Veterans			✓

Legal Professions

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Non-Professional Legal Studies
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

Mathematics & Statistics

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Mathematics
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Computational Science
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Interdisciplinary Studies
Top Ranked Veterans			✓
International Studies
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Systems Theory
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

Natural Resources & Conservation

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Natural Resources Conservation
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

Physical Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Chemistry
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

Psychology

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans			✓
Clinical & Counseling Psychology
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
General Psychology
Top Ranked Veterans			✓

Public & Social Service

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Other Public Administration
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Public Administration
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Social Work
Top Ranked Veterans		✓

Social Sciences

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Anthropology
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Economics
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
General Social Sciences
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Political Science & Government
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Sociology
Top Ranked Veterans		✓

Visual & Performing Arts

Ranking	Top 15%	Top 10%	Top 5%	Top 1%
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Arts & Media Management
Top Ranked Veterans			✓
Drama & Theater Arts
Top Ranked Veterans	✓
Film, Video & Photographic Arts
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Fine & Studio Arts
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
General Visual & Performing Arts
Top Ranked Veterans		✓
Music
Top Ranked Veterans	✓

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Notes and References

College Factual’s rankings are built on federal education data, 2027 edition. University of Central Florida appears in 533 of the College Factual rankings covered on this page.

• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE), serves as the core of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.